Mapping for Change

Participatory and community mapping projects.

MAPPING FOR CHANGE a volunteer assists Mapping for Change in installing air quality technology

Mapping for Change is a community interest company (CIC) that specialises in participatory and community mapping projects and works with public, private and non-governmental ‘third sector’ organisations.

The company works with groups and organisations who want to understand, improve and produce information about the places that matter to them.

The Mapping for Change journey so far: 

  • 2008: the CIC was founded

 

Team

Prof Muki Haklay

Professor Muki Haklay

Co-founder and Director

Professor of Geographic Information Science and the director of UCL Extreme Citizen Science research group, dedicated to create new methods for participatory and collaborative science.

Ana Lemmo Charnalia

Senior Business Manager

Ana managed the Health Social Innovators’ Programme at UCL Ventures, a partnership with THT Social Investments to support early-stage health ventures which received backing from Janssen Healthcare Innovation and the Cabinet Office’s Social Incubator Fund.

Her current responsibilities within UCL Ventures include commercialising research from the Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts (SHAPE) as well as developing social venture opportunities (for profit, for purpose businesses) arising from UCL’s research base.

Prior to joining UCL Ventures, Ana provided funding and support to social entrepreneurs at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs in the UK.

She holds an MBA from Oxford University.